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Depression common in seniors’ facilities
0 Comments | Posted by EldercareBC-R in Assisted Living, Financial Planning, Residential Care
A startling 44 per cent of the quarter-million seniors living in residential-care facilities are suffering from clinical depression, a new study shows. Researchers found that 26 per cent of residents of nursing homes, personal care homes and long-term care facilities have been diagnosed with depression and another 18 per cent have clear symptoms but no documented diagnosis of depression.
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